June 15, 2001

The Lure of Easy Credit Leaves More Students Struggling With Debt

By ERIC HOOVER

Consumer advocates blame lenders, Congress, and some colleges

Debbie Alford received her diploma from the University of Central Oklahoma last month, but the sheet of paper did not reflect the hardest lessons she learned in

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